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ntact; to be contiguous; as, the houses adjoin. When one man's land adjoins to another's. Blackstone.

of, or the proper apportionment; as, to admeasure dower; to admeasure common of pasture. Blackstone.

ercement, to a certain and reasonable sum. Amercements . . . were affeered by the judges. Blackstone.

The act of affeering. Blackstone.

The act of converting into forest or woodland. Blackstone.

The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others. Blackstone.

ly of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and collecting the money for the same. Blackstone.

Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors. "The agnatic succession." Blackstone.

A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his lord on special occasions. Blackstone.

A thin, black silk for hoods, scarfs, etc.; -- often called simply mode. Buchanan.

y dyers and tanners. In the U. S. the species of alder are usually shrubs or small trees. Black alder. (a) A European shrub (Rhamnus frangula); Alder buckthorn. (b) An American species of holly (Ilex verticillata), bearing red berries.

(Angling) An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs.

A kind of seaweed; pl. the class of cellular cryptogamic plants which includes the black, red, and green seaweeds, as kelp, dulse, sea lettuce, also marine and fresh water confervæ, etc.

which the strongest are the Ojibwas (Chippewas), Ottawas, Crees, Algonquins, Micmacs, and Blackfeet. -- n.

operty is transferred; -- opposed to alienor. It the alienee enters and keeps possession. Blackstone.

One who alienates or transfers property to another. Blackstone.

ually a little lime and magnesia. Two main classes of alkali are commonly distinguished: black alkali, which may be any alkaline carbonate, but which practically consists of sodium carbonate (sal soda), which is highly corrosive and destructive to vegetation; and white alkali, characterized by the presence of sodium s…

A silicate containing a large amount of cerium. It is usually black in color, opaque, and is related to epidote in form and composition.

dependent of a lord paramount; -- opposed to feudal; as, allodial lands; allodial system. Blackstone.

ubject to any rent, service, or acknowledgment to a superior. It is thus opposed to feud. Blackstone. Bouvier.